When I go out these days. I see no empty wall. They are all covered in posters. Sometimes there would be layers of them. As competition rises. No empty spot is left. So posters are being put above others. The fever has reached the TV and radio too. As the commercials between shows and songs are being filled up by election commercials. Right now the different candidates and organizations have allied with each other. Creating what is called here "Coalitions". Reducing the number of candidates from a couple of hundreds to only nineteen. We will vote for these coalitions. Each one of them has a Vote Number. If I want to vote for a certain coalition. I would write the vote number of that coalition on the ballot sheet. You will find below a list of all these coalitions and the names of the different organizations they consist of.
Tawafoq Iraqi Front. Vote number 618. Consists of:
- The Iraqi Islamic Party.
- The General Council For Iraqi People.
- Al Hewar National Iraqi Council.
Arabic List. Vote number 615. Consists of:
- The Arabic Unifying Front.
- National Solidarity Movement.
Kurdistani Gathering. Vote number 730. Consists of:
- Patriotic Union of Kurdistan.
- Labor Party of Kurdistan.
- Islamic Group of Kurdistan/Iraq.
- Al Kaldani Democratic United Party.
- Communist Party of Kurdistan.
- Socialist Democratic Party of Kurdistan.
- Democratic Party of Kurdistan.
- Iraqi Turkman Brotherhood Party.
Independent Karbala Coalition. Vote number 533. Consists of:
- Dr. Abbass Naser Hasani Al Hasnawi.
- National Gathering For Karbala Iraqi Tribes.
Brotherhood and Peace List. Vote number 737. Consists of:
- Brotherhood Independent Gathering.
- AL Sheikh Ali Abd Al Husain Kamouneh.
Unified Iraqi Coalition. Vote number 555. Consists of:
- Islamic Da'awa Party.
- Islamic Virtue Party.
- Centrist Coalition Party
- Bader Organization.
- Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution In Iraq.
- Turkman Islamic Union of Iraq.
- Justice and Equality Assembly.
- Iraqi Democratic Movement.
- Movement of Hizbullah in Iraq.
- Turkmen Loyalty Movement.
- Saed Al Shuhada Islamic Movement.
- Al Shabak Democratic Gathering.
- Malhan Al Mkoter-Mr.
- Islamic Da'awa Party-Iraq Organization.
- Reform And Building Meeting.
- Al Sadriah Advertising.
- The Justice Community.
- Iraq Ahrar.
National Iraqi List. Vote number 731. Consists of:
- Iraqi Communist Party.
- Union Party.
- Al-Qasimy Democratic Assembly.
- Iraqi Republican Group.
- Arab Socialist Movement.
- Independent Democratic Gathering.
- Iraqi National Accord.
- Society of Turkman Tribes and Elites.
- Alfurat Al Awsat Assemblage.
- Iraqis.
- Loyalty For Iraq Coalation.
- Independent Iraqi Alliance.
- Independent Iraqi Sheikhs Council.
- The National List.
- Ahrar.
National Iraqi Council List. Vote number 569. Consists of:
- Democratic Iraqi Gathering.
- The First Democratic National Party.
- Iraqi Conference National Party.
- United Labor Democratic Front.
- Turkuman Act Party.
- The Iraqi Constitutional Party.
- Tareq Abd Al Kareem Al Shahd Al Budairi.
- Genral Secretary Advertising For The south Sectional of Iraq.
- The National List.
- Constitutionality Al Shareef Ali Abd Al Hussein Movement.
Islamic Coalition. Vote number 549. Consists of:
- Islamic Action Organization.
- Faili Islamic Gathering In Iraq.
- Religious Communwealth In Iraq.
- Islamic Commonwealth For Iraqi Students.
- Hussaini Cultural Organizations Union.
- Rafah And Freedom Movement.
Justice and Future Coalition. Vote number 517. Consists of:
- The Democratic Progress And Justice Party.
- Dr.Khaled Hmoud Abdalla Al Sa'adoon.
Al Nahrain National List. Vote number 752.
- Assyrian Patriotic Party.
- Beith Nehrain National Union.
- Assyrian Independent Gathering Movement.
- National Caldani Council.
- Hikmat Dawod Hakeem.
- Kildani Democratic Rostrum.
Al Wafaa For Basrah Gathering. Vote number 512.
- Loyalty to Najaf.
- Ramadan Al Badran, Basrah Son.
Hewar National Iraqi Front. Vote number 667. Consists of:
- Iraqi Christian Democratic Party.
- Democratic Arab Front.
- National Front For the United Free Iraq.
- The Iraqi Sons Unified Movement.
- The National Iraqi Front.
Furation- Human Rights. Vote number 647. Consists of:
- Babil People Gathering.
- Human Rights and Civilian United.
Mithal Al Aloosi List For Iraqi Nation. Vote number 620. Consists of:
- Iraqi Federalist Gathering.
- The Iraqi Ummah Party.
Watanion Gathering. Vote number 814. Consists of:
- Iraqi National Movement.
- Iraqi Unite Council.
Iraq Sun. Vote number 652. Consists of:
- Islamic Tallea'a Party.
- Democratic National Coalition.
- United-Democratic-Free Iraq.
Al Khalas National Front. Vote number 798. Consists of:
- Democratic Reconstruction And Justice Party.
- Nasiri Forefront Socialist Party.
- Sawamerah Lords Gathering.
Unified National List. Vote number 829. Consists of:
- The Iraqi National Movement.
- Iraqi Political Gathering.
- Iraqi National Union.
The source of this list is the Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq. Which has both English and Arabic. It was originally in a PDF formatted document. Which has both English and Arabic names of the candidates. The Arabic format was being displayed backwards for me so I did not copy any Arabic. Just English. You can download the file from this address.
Right now my favorite candidate is Dr. Iyad Allawi. Who is the leader of the Iraqi National List..
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